New Delhi, May 16 (IANS). Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will be on a two-day visit to Gujarat from Saturday, where he will participate in several government programs in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar.
During the visit, he will review key development initiatives, interact with newly elected civic representatives, and inaugurate a new milk processing plant aimed at strengthening the dairy sector in the region.
As part of his programmes, Amit Shah will meet the newly elected councilors of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). He will also hold review meetings with senior municipal officials to assess the progress of the ongoing development works in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar.
The Union Minister will chair a high-level review meeting at the South-West Zone office of AMC in Ahmedabad on Saturday. The main focus of the meeting will be the development projects coming under the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, and several important civic and infrastructure initiatives worth crores of rupees are expected to be discussed.
Key issues likely to be discussed during the meeting include development of urban infrastructure, interlinking of ponds, and preparations for the ‘Mission 5 Million Trees’ campaign planned for the coming monsoon season. Senior municipal corporation officials including the Municipal Commissioner and top administrative officials are expected to attend this review meeting.
This visit is being considered important to monitor the development activities in the area and to accelerate the pace of civil projects. The officials are also expected to brief the Union Minister on the status of implementation of various public welfare and environment initiatives.
On May 17, Amit Shah will visit Gandhinagar district, where he will inaugurate a newly constructed milk processing plant of ‘Madhur Dairy’ run by Gandhinagar District Milk Producers Cooperative Society. This new dairy plant has been set up near Dashela village, near Chiloda in Gandhinagar district.
The inaugural event is scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm. During the visit, the Union Home Minister will inspect the modern milk processing facility and later address a public meeting at the venue. This newly inaugurated plant is expected to significantly increase the dairy processing capacity in the region and benefit local milk producers associated with the cooperative network.
–IANS
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